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Free Constititution Workshop
October 9, 2009
FORMING “A MORE PERFECT UNION”
Thinking Historically and “Christianly” about
the Creation of the Constitution
Robert Tracy McKenzie, Ph.D.
Professor of History
University of Washington
Sponsored by the Center for Literary Education
When:
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (including an hour-long lunch break—bring a sack lunch or plan on grabbing a bite nearby)
Where:
St. John’s Episcopal Church, E. Hawthorne Street, Colville, WA 99114
How much:
FREE OF CHARGE
What:
A half-day workshop on the creation of the U. S. Constitution led by a promi-nent Christian historian and designed to help participants think both historically and Christianly about this key episode in the American past. The target au-dience includes students of American history (ninth grade and above), home-school and private-school educators, and life-long learners.
Dr. McKenzie will explain the context of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and then explore the document itself as a window into the values and concerns of the Framers. Drawing extensively from the Federalist Papers (a must read for anyone interested in the worldview of the American founding), he asks, “What view of human nature under girds the Constitution and to what degree is that view consistent with Christian teaching?”
Who:
Robert Tracy McKenzie is Professor of American History at the University of Washington, where he has received the Univesity of Washington’s highest award for teaching excellence. An author of two books related to the American Civil War, he is currently at work on a history of Christian views of the American past, with a special focus on memories of the Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving. Professor McKenzie also serves on the board of directors of the Conference on Faith and History, a national organization of Christian historians. At the University of Washington, Dr. McKenzie is faculty adviser both to Campus Crusade for Christ and Reformed University Fellowship. At home, he and his wife, Robyn, have fourteen years’ experience home-schooling their children, Callie, Margaret, and Robert.
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